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Two weeks ago I collected a gravid eastern garter. She measures about 40in. Today she gave birth to 11 live babies and 16 dead ones! All of the dead ones were fully formed. Did I do something wrong?

Mike
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I have:
0.1 Kankakee Bull
0.1 AZ king
1.0 Eastern Milksnake
0.0.1 Redbelly snake
0.0.1 Queen snake
0.2.1 Eastern Gartersnake
1.1 Western Fox snake
0.1 3-toe box turtle
4.6 Bearded Dragon (german giant, orange, red sandfire X yellow pastel, Citrus X yellow pastel, Sandfire X Gold)

I have collected Thamnophis that dropped babies the next day, and some of them were stillborn. Sometimes it just happens, even though we don't know all the details.
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Andy Maddox
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The Reptizone

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Most likely it was a problem with the males sperm or possibly the female was just a little younge.

I am almost impossible that it was your fault.

0.1.0 Sonoran Gophersnake
0.0.1 Eastern Garter
Jeremiah's Reptile Garden

What temperatures were you keeping her at? If a gravid female is kept in too cool of an enviroment, it can cause still births. I made this mistake with my blue-stripe garter.

>>What temperatures were you keeping her at? If a gravid female is kept in too cool of an enviroment, it can cause still births. I made this mistake with my blue-stripe garter.

I kept her in a 2220 rubbermaid container in my room. The temp stays about 80-85 during the day and about 75 at night.
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I have:
0.1 Kankakee Bull
0.1 AZ king
1.0 Eastern Milksnake
0.0.1 Redbelly snake
0.0.1 Queen snake
0.2.1 Eastern Gartersnake
1.1 Western Fox snake
0.1 3-toe box turtle
4.6 Bearded Dragon (german giant, orange, red sandfire X yellow pastel, Citrus X yellow pastel, Sandfire X Gold)